Valproate or olanzapine add-on to lithium: an 8-week, randomized, open-label study in Italian patients with a manic relapseGiuseppe Maina
Department of Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 99:247-51. 2007
..In our study we compared the efficacy and safety of valproate and olanzapine added to lithium in the treatment of patients experiencing breakthrough manic episodes while on lithium monotherapy...
- Impact of anxiety disorder comorbidity on quality of life in euthymic bipolar disorder patients: differences between bipolar I and II subtypes
Umberto Albert
Department of Neurosciences, Mood nad Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy, Torino, Italy
J Affect Disord 105:297-303. 2008
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Early-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder and personality disorders in adulthoodGiuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11 10126 Torino, Italy
Psychiatry Res 158:217-25. 2008
..Our finding suggests that OCD in childhood increases the risk for developing OCPD in adulthood, or that early-onset OCD and OCPD share a common pathogenesis...
- Antipsychotic augmentation for treatment resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: what if antipsychotic is discontinued?
Giuseppe Maina
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 18:23-8. 2003
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- Health-related quality of life in euthymic bipolar disorder patients: differences between bipolar I and II subtypes
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 68:207-12. 2007
..We included as comparison samples a group of subjects with recurrent major depression (RMD) and a group of non-psychiatrically ill individuals...
- Cyclothymic temperament and major depressive disorder: a study on Italian patients
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, IT 10126 Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 121:199-203. 2010
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- Olanzapine or lamotrigine addition to lithium in remitted bipolar disorder patients with anxiety disorder comorbidity: a randomized, single-blind, pilot study
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 69:609-16. 2008
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- Combined brief dynamic therapy and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder: a pilot study
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 76:298-305. 2007
..The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of BDT added to medication with that of brief supportive psychotherapy (BSP) added to medication in the treatment of major depressive disorder...
- Bipolar obsessive-compulsive disorder and personality disorders
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neuroscience, Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Bipolar Disord 9:722-9. 2007
..The aim of the present study was to explore the comorbidity of personality disorders in a group of patients with OCD and comorbid bipolar disorder (BD)...
- Prevalence and correlates of overweight in drug-naïve patients with bipolar disorder
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 110:149-55. 2008
..This investigation explores the association between body weight and bipolar illness in drug-naïve patients...
- 8-week, single-blind, randomized trial comparing risperidone versus olanzapine augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 18:364-72. 2008
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- Anti-brain antibodies in adult patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 116:192-200. 2009
..In the present study, we tested whether adults with OCD have anti-brain antibodies or other antibodies that serve as markers of autoimmunity...
- Impact of maternal psychological distress on fetal weight, prematurity and intrauterine growth retardation
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 111:214-20. 2008
..This study investigated the association between maternal distress and intrauterine growth abnormality, low birth weight and preterm birth...
- Serum levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in drug-naïve obsessive-compulsive patients: a case-control study
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
J Affect Disord 122:174-8. 2010
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- Brief dynamic therapy combined with pharmacotherapy in the treatment of major depressive disorder: long-term results
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 114:200-7. 2009
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- [Bipolar disorders and metabolic syndrome: a clinical study in 185 patients]
Giuseppe Maina
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita di Torino
Riv Psichiatr 45:34-40. 2010
..This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Italian patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of MetS in this patient population...
- Randomized controlled trial comparing brief dynamic and supportive therapy with waiting list condition in minor depressive disorders
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco, 11, IT 10126 Turin, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 74:43-50. 2005
..The aim of this study was to determine whether BDT is more effective than brief supportive psychotherapy (BSP) and waiting list condition in the treatment of minor depressive disorders...
- Weight gain during long-term treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a prospective comparison between serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 65:1365-71. 2004
..The aim of the present study was to assess changes in weight in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients treated for 2.5 years with clomipramine or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors...
- No effect of adding brief dynamic therapy to pharmacotherapy in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with concurrent major depression
Giuseppe Maina
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 79:295-302. 2010
..The objective of the present study was to explore the efficacy of BDT combined with pharmacotherapy in comparison with pharmacotherapy alone in the treatment of OCD with concurrent MDD...
- Metabolic syndrome in Italian patients with bipolar disorder
Virginio Salvi
Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry Clinic, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy
Gen Hosp Psychiatry 30:318-23. 2008
..This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Italian patients with bipolar disorder (BD) and to determine the sociodemographic and clinical correlates of MetS in this patient population...
- Age-specific prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Italian patients with bipolar disorder
Virginio Salvi
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 65:47-54. 2011
..Our aim is to evaluate the prevalence of MetS in Italian patients with BD stratified by gender and age, and to determine the correlates of MetS...
- Axis I and II comorbidities in subjects with and without nocturnal panic
Umberto Albert
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
Depress Anxiety 23:422-8. 2006
..Personality might play a relevant role in influencing treatment approaches to PD, but it does not appear to be a differential focus of concern in patients with compared to those without NP...
- Personality disorders in patients with burning mouth syndrome
Giuseppe Maina
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
J Pers Disord 19:84-93. 2005
..Our results suggest that BMS is associated with a specific pattern of Axis II comorbidity...
- Venlafaxine versus clomipramine in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary single-blind, 12-week, controlled study
Umberto Albert
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 63:1004-9. 2002
..5% of those receiving clomipramine (43/47). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that venlafaxine might be as efficacious as clomipramine in the acute treatment of OCD, with fewer side effects...
- Aripiprazole augmentation of serotonin reuptake inhibitors in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder: a 12-week open-label preliminary study
Enrico Pessina
Department of Neuroscience, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Italy
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 24:265-9. 2009
..4%) patients. Our study supports the notion that adding aripiprazole to SRIs could be a valid strategy for treatment-resistant OCD patients, and points towards the need of randomized, double-blind studies...
- Family accommodation in obsessive-compulsive disorder: Relation to symptom dimensions, clinical and family characteristics
Umberto Albert
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Italy
Psychiatry Res 179:204-11. 2010
..Such families may be more likely to benefit from family-based interventions but this remains to be tested in controlled trials...
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder and cyclothymic temperament: an exploration of clinical features
Virginia D'Ambrosio
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 127:295-9. 2010
..The aims of the study are to evaluate affective temperaments in patients with OCD and to analyze differences in socio-demographic and clinical characteristics according to the presence or absence of cyclothymic temperament...
- DSM-IV obsessive-compulsive personality disorder: prevalence in patients with anxiety disorders and in healthy comparison subjects
Umberto Albert
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Italy
Compr Psychiatry 45:325-32. 2004
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- [Mood stabilizers in the treatment of bipolar disorder mixed states]
Gianluca Rosso
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita do Torino, Torino, Italy
Riv Psichiatr 47:281-93. 2012
..The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the current literature on the pharmacotherapy of bipolar mixed-states, focusing on mood stabilizers...
- Metabolic syndrome in Italian patients with bipolar disorder: a 2-year follow-up study
Virginio Salvi
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126, Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 136:599-603. 2012
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- Sertraline treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder: efficacy and tolerability of a rapid titration regimen
Filippo Bogetto
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatric Section, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 12:181-6. 2002
..Limitations of the present study are the single-blind design and the lack of power to detect differences in tolerability...
- Clinical predictors of health-related quality of life in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Umberto Albert
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, 10126 Torino, Italy
Compr Psychiatry 51:193-200. 2010
..This study systematically examined the clinical variables that are predictive of several domains of quality of life in a large, well-characterized sample of patients attending a specialized treatment unit in Italy...
- Health-related quality of life among first-degree relatives of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder in Italy
Umberto Albert
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy, Via Cherasco 11, Torino 10126, Italy
Psychiatr Serv 58:970-6. 2007
..The aim of this study was, first, to examine health-related quality of life among relatives of Italian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and, second, to search for potential predictors of quality of life among these relatives...
- Axis II comorbidity in euthymic bipolar disorder patients: no differences between bipolar I and II subtypes
Gianluca Rosso
Department of Neurosciences, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11 10126 Torino, Italy
J Affect Disord 115:257-61. 2009
..The aim of the study was to determine comorbidity rates for personality disorders in euthymic bipolar subjects, comparing bipolar type I and II disorders (BDI and BDII)...
- [Phenomenology of patients with early and adult onset obsessive-compulsive disorder]
Umberto Albert
Servizio per i disturbi depressivi e d'ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, , Torino
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 11:116-26. 2002
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- An exploratory study on obsessive-compulsive disorder with and without a familial component: are there any phenomenological differences?
Umberto Albert
Department of Neuroscience, Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Psychopathology 35:8-16. 2002
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- Fibromyalgia syndrome and depressive symptoms: comorbidity and clinical correlates
Andrea Aguglia
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
J Affect Disord 128:262-6. 2011
..This research is aimed at evaluating the prevalence and the clinical correlates of depressive symptoms in fibromyalgic patients, and investigating their impact on pain perception and quality of life...
- Comparative efficacy of SSRIs and amisulpride in burning mouth syndrome: a single-blind study
Giuseppe Maina
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 63:38-43. 2002
..Double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are needed to further document the efficacy of amisulpride and SSRIs in the treatment of BMS...
- Nocturnal panic and recent life events
Umberto Albert
Anxiety and Mood Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
Depress Anxiety 22:52-8. 2005
..However, the hypothesis that this vulnerability might be determined by life events that occur in the period preceding PD onset was not supported by the findings of this study...
- Serum lipids, metabolic syndrome and lifetime suicide attempts in patients with bipolar disorder
Virginia D'Ambrosio
Mood and Anxiety Disorders Unit, Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126, Turin, Italy
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 37:136-40. 2012
..Aim of our study is to investigate whether serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c and metabolic syndrome are associated with lifetime suicide attempts in a large naturalistic sample of patients with bipolar disorder...
- Stressful life events and obsessive-compulsive disorder: clinical features and symptom dimensions
Gianluca Rosso
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
Psychiatry Res 197:259-64. 2012
..Additional evidence regarding the association among SLE-preceded OCD, female gender, somatic obsessions and symmetry/ordering symptoms should be obtained to advance the understanding of OCD...
- Premorbid conditions and precipitating events in early-onset panic disorder
Sara Venturello
Department of Neurosciences, Psychiatry Section, University of Turin, Via Cherasco 11, 10126 Turin, Italy
Compr Psychiatry 43:28-36. 2002
..Our findings suggest that the early-onset form of PD seems to be more characterized by endogenous components compared to the adult-onset form...
- [Lithium and anticonvulsants in the treatment of mania and in the prophylaxis of recurrences]
Virginio Salvi
Servizio per i Disturbi Depressivi e d Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita di Torino
Riv Psichiatr 46:172-81. 2011
..According to this, anticonvulsants and atypical antipsychotics can be considered as mood stabilizers...
- [Combined treatments in obsessive-compulsive disorder: current knowledge and future prospects]
Umberto Albert
Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita di Torino, Italy
Riv Psichiatr 47:255-68. 2012
..The study discuss whether: a) combining both treatments ab initio is more effective than either monotherapy alone; and b) a sequential treatment is effective both in responder and non responder patients...
- [OCD during pregnancy and post partum]
Gianluca Rosso
Servizo per i Disturbi Depressivi e d Ansia, Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Universita di Torino
Riv Psichiatr 47:200-4. 2012
..The purpose of this article is to offer a comprehensive review of scientific literature concerning the relationship between OCD and pregnancy/post partum...
- The use of antidepressants in bipolar disorder
Virginio Salvi
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Italy
J Clin Psychiatry 69:1307-18. 2008
..Nevertheless, many clinicians continue to employ antidepressants, especially in the management of severe depression that is unresponsive to mood stabilizers alone...
- Transient acute depressive state induced by subthalamic region stimulation
Giorgio Tommasi
Institute of Neurology, Department of Neurosciences, University of Turin, Italy
J Neurol Sci 273:135-8. 2008
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- [Multifamily psychoeducational intervention (MPI) for obsessive-compulsive disorder: a pilot study]
Umberto Albert
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 15:71-6. 2006
- [Validity and reliability of Quality of Life, Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Short Form]
Paola Rucci
Deipartimento di Psichiatria, Neurobiologia, Farmacologia e Biotechnologie,
Epidemiol Psichiatr Soc 16:82-9. 2007
